Mary Owen
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Credentials
MD
Bio
Dr. Owen is a member of the Auk Kwaan Tribe of the Tlingit people. She is the Associate Dean of Native American Health at the University of Minnesota Medical School. On graduation from the University of Minnesota Medical School and Family Practice Residency Program, she returned home to work for her tribal community in Juneau, Alaska. In 2014, after eleven years of full-scope family medicine, she returned to the University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth as the Director of the Center of American Indian and Minority Health (CAIMH). Her work includes: developing regional and national programs to increase the numbers of American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) students entering medical careers, outreaching to local and national Native leaders to ensure that the University of Minnesota Medical School remains in tune with AIAN healthcare and education needs, teaching medical students and health care providers important components of providing healthcare to AIAN communities and developing research efforts to address AIAN health disparities. She continues to provide clinical care at the Center of American Indian Resources in Duluth and is the immediate Past-President of the Association of American Indian Physicians.
Academic Administrative Appointments
Associate Dean of Native American Health October 2022 - Present
Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Endowed Professorship of American Indian Health July 2015 - Present
University of Minnesota
School of Medicine Duluth Campus
Duluth, Minnesota
Education
Fellowships, Residencies, and Visiting Engagements
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Media Appearances
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Grants and Patents
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Contact
Address
182 SMed1035 University Drive
Duluth, MN 55812
Administrative Contact
Kyrsten Olson, olso7999@d.umn.edu